 | New Jersey. Court of Chancery - 1898 - 924 Seiten
...against conscience or the public convenience, has always refused its aid to stale demands where tl»e party has slept upon his rights and acquiesced for a great length of time. Nothing can call forth the activity of a court of equity but conscience, good faith and reasonable diligence. Where these... | |
 | Great Britain. Court of Chancery, James Russell, James William Mylne - 1832 - 870 Seiten
...for the Defendant, referring to Smith v. Clay, cited the language of Lord Camden, that " a court of equity, which is never active in relief against conscience...stale demands, where the party has slept upon his right and acquiesced for a great length of time," the Master of the Rolls observed, " That was a bill... | |
 | 1838 - 486 Seiten
...principles laid down by Lord Camden in Smith v. Clay, in a note to Delorame v. Browne (15), "A court of equity, which is never active in relief against conscience,...convenience, has always refused its aid to stale demands, (15) 3 Bro. CC 639. where the party has slept upon his right, and acquiesced for a great length of... | |
 | Joseph Chitty - 1833 - 1020 Seiten
...conscious it has been satisfied or intended to be relinquished. (I) Lord Camden said, " a Court of Equity, which is never active in relief against conscience...to stale demands where the party has slept upon his right and acquiesced for a great length of time. Nothing can call forth this court into activity but... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords - 1835 - 794 Seiten
...activity by such negligent plaintiffs. In the case of Smith v. Clay (d), Lord Camden says, " A Court of Equity, which is never active in relief against conscience or public convenience, has always refused its aid'to stale demands, where the party has slept upon his right, and acquiesced for a great length of... | |
 | Thomas Lewin - 1837 - 874 Seiten
...Camden upon this subject has been admired as peculiarly energetic. " A court of equity," he said, " which is never active in relief against conscience...stale demands, where the party has slept upon his right, and acquiesced for a great length of time. Nothing can call forth this Court into activity but... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - 1837 - 696 Seiten
...principles laid down by this Court, at the same term in which this cause was first before it. " A court cf equity, which is never active in relief against conscience,...refused its aid to stale demands, where the party slept upon his rights, or acquiesced for a great length of time. Nothing can call forth this Court... | |
 | 1838 - 534 Seiten
...a Court of Equity would not help him? A Court of Equity, as Lord Camden said in Smith ?. Cl/iy, had always refused its aid to stale demands where the party has slept on his rights, and acquiesced for a great length of time. Where activity and reasonable diligence is... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - 1843 - 460 Seiten
...become obscured by time, and the evidence may be lost. Ibid. 16. A court of equity, which never is active in relief against conscience or public convenience,...has always refused its aid. to stale demands, where tlie party has slept upon his rights for a great length of tune. CHANCERY. Nothing can call forth this... | |
 | 1844 - 510 Seiten
...original transactions have become obscured by time, and the evidence may be lost. 76. 7. A court of equity, which is never active in relief against conscience...demands where the party has slept upon his rights for a great length of time. Hoicmun and others v. Wathen and others, ib. 189. 8. Therefore, from the... | |
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... and acquiesced for a great length of time. Nothing can call forth this court into activity but conscience, good faith, and reasonable diligence; where these are wanting, the court is passive and does nothing. 
